WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, announced its endorsement of Karl Dean (D) in his bid to become the next governor of Tennessee. Dean is a former mayor of Nashville with a clear commitment to protecting and advancing LGBTQ equality. “Karl Dean has a proven record of putting people ahead of politics and finding solutions to the problems hard-working families face each and every day,” said HRC Senior Vice President for Policy and Political Affairs JoDee Winterhof. “Karl is the clear choice for Tennessee’s…
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NASHVILLE, TN — Launched in 2015 to celebrate the University’s diversity and inclusion initiatives campus-wide and invite faculty, staff and students to engage in important conversations, Belmont’s fourth annual Diversity Week is scheduled for Monday, October 1 through Friday, October 5. This year’s celebration will include opportunities for members of the Belmont community to engage in important dialogue, hear from nationally-known authors and speakers, experience privilege in a physical way and view “Would You Be My Neighbor,” among other things. Some of this year’s events include: • The Power of Diversity, Mark Charles on Monday, October 1 at 10 a.m.…
NASHVILLE, TN — Following a national search, Metro Arts Commissioners voted unanimously at their Sept. 20 board meeting to appoint Caroline Vincent executive director of Metro Arts: the Nashville Office of Arts + Culture. Vincent, who joined Metro Arts in 2011, assumed the duties of interim director in May 2018. With more than 17 years of experience managing public and fine art initiatives, Vincent has led the city’s public art and placemaking program as Public Art Director, administering the Percent for Art Fund and overseeing the installation of more than 40 public artworks. She managed the nation’s first Public Art…
NASHVILLE, TN — Dr. Pratt-Clarke joined Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who delivered the evening keynote address on September 20 during the transdisciplinary symposium exploring the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on struggles for racial and social justice. The symposium represented the spirit of collaboration and the importance of how others should have open and mutual conversations about the important issues of our day. Vanderbilt University believes that addressing racial justice as a university and as a nation is more vital now than it has ever been for our country. As the luncheon Keynote, Dr. Pratt-Clarke …
Al Menah Temple Shrine Circus is coming to Nashville for October 5-7 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. Show times are Friday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, Oct. 6 at 11 am, 3 pm, 7:30 pm and Sunday, Oct. 7 at 2 pm and 6 pm. Earlybird Discount is $15 and BOGO discount offer is EARLYBIRD. Offer ends Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 11:59 pm or sooner if tickets sell out prior to that time. Limited number of Earlybird tickets are available! Pricing information below is for tickets purchased at the NMA box office. Additional fees apply online and on…
NASHVILLE, TN — Remington College Nashville Campus will celebrate National Dental Hygiene Month in October by offering 50% off any dental treatment in the campus Dental Hygiene Clinic. National Dental Hygiene Month recognizes the important job that dental hygienists do and reminds the public about the importance of maintaining good oral health habits. Since opening in 2010, the Remington College Dental Hygiene Program has provided more than 37,000 low or no cost dental services to Nashville area residents. Under the supervision of instructors, students pursuing an associate degree in dental hygiene perform low-cost procedures for the public. Initial patient registration…
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC — Awardees included: California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, and South Carolina’s Jim Clyburn, National Teacher of the Year Jahana Hayes, Capstone Development Founder Norman K. Jenkins, E-Commerce Leader Arsha Jones, Dr. Wally Smith, Television Personality Kellee Edwards and legendary poll worker Laura Wooten. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) 2018 National Leadership Awards Reception provided what one might expect when California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, and South Carolina’s Jim Clyburn make up one-third of the recipients. “We are here to recognize…
NASHVILLE, TN — Attorney Mike Cody will discuss his work as an ACLU cooperating attorney representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the days leading up to King’s assassination in a conversation on Saturday, September 22. The event, “A Witness to History: Dr. Martin Luther King’s Last Days in Memphis,” will explore King’s fight to march in support of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, despite the city’s prohibition of the march. Cody will also discuss 1960s Memphis and the ACLU’s history in Tennessee. “This discussion with Mr. Cody could not be more timely,” said ACLU-TN Executive Director Hedy Weinberg. “Fifty…
By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Imposters are using gift cards to swindle consumers out of millions of dollars. Scam artists offer to help with back taxes, a big debt, or an imminent home foreclosure. They say a grandson has been taken by Child Protective Services or landed in jail. It could be someone courting over the Internet who has had a terrible accident. “They’ll create this sense of urgency. They’ll tell you need to send money right away,” said Monica Vaca, Associate Director of the FTC Division of Consumer Response and Operations. Vaca investigates, prosecutes, and sometimes recovers…
Special from the Mississippi Link Newspaper JACKSON, MS — In the early morning hours of January 10, 1966, civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr. was jolted from his sleep, as members of the Ku Klux Klan surrounded his house just north of Hattiesburg, Miss. Dahmer, a Black land-owner, had been actively working to register Blacks to vote and, in some cases, he even paid their “poll” taxes. It was enough to earn a Black man a death sentence in the South. The Klansmen bullets ripped through the darkness splintering wood and shattering glass as they fired on Dahmer’s house; one…